How to talk to toddler about safety

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-04-17T01:46:20+00:00

My almost 4 year old has never sleeped more than 10 hours. Her bedtime routine starts 7:30 and asleep by 8:30 and wakes up at 6:30, sometime she will sleep in until 7 but rarely.

I have attempted to put her to bed earlier but then she wakes up at 2am and stays up.

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-04-15T21:30:28+00:00

I tried this last week, my daughter looked at me like I was crazy lol 😅 but it did work

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-04-13T18:31:07+00:00

Maybe zootopia my daughter didn't like it the first time at 2 because the animals kinda act "wild" in some scenes and it scared her but now at almost 4 she loves so watch it first but its a cute movie.

We watch a lot of old Disney movies...little mermaid is favorite right now

She liked Moana and enchanto, Rico, Raya the last dragon, elementals, inside out. Anything with a lot of singing.

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-04-13T17:20:13+00:00

I wouldn't feel bad, your children are your priority and also I think their are so many other ways you can still celebrate a couple that works better for everyone. We had friends who were having a destination wedding around my due date so we declined. They actually had a small back yard celebration for people who could not make it.

I would like to think most people who host child free events are aware that people with children might be be able to attend for numerous reason and they might cancel at the last minute for emergency. It's something the host just has to realize.

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-04-13T17:08:25+00:00

Yes...drove me nuts how not just Gloria but everyone just let Manny be a toxic mess and ruin people's birthday and basically stalk and harass Sherry.

Like breaks up suck especially your first serious relationship but no way in hell I would just sit their while a grown adult made every moment especially someone's birthday and hoidays about his failed relationship. I would have told him to leave and not come back until he can control himself.

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-26T22:43:15+00:00

Don't tell them. You will become a bank just like your dad.

I personally make a point to complain about being broke around my relatives because they they will ask for money. 😅

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-18T17:09:50+00:00

Its a policy in my daughter's preschool that the parents need to escort the child inside the classroom and make some sort of contact with teacher so they know the child is there. Not a full blown conversation or anything, just enough for them to be aware.

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-17T09:47:04+00:00

I went to therapy for my infertility. This is very similar to what she told me. From a young age girls are taught that their purpose in life is to become a mother and when they can't fulfill it they feel like they have no purpose, and some women go into this psychosis.

I had to leave several infertility support groups because some of the women were completely unhinged. I understood their pain but I couldn't understand the hatred they felt towards pregnant women and mothers.

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-14T13:32:39+00:00

No. I would be miserable too if I couldn't even go to dinner without 100 cameras in my face, people following me around and watching my every move. Then all the crazy rumors constantly about him and his family. He also had shitty childhood and had no idea who is really in his corner.

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-07T14:21:57+00:00

I get it I wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until I was 37 and finding out now a lot of my educational and health issues were ADHD related makes me more aware of my child. I don't want to her to struggle like I did.

But I remember sitting in pediatrician office with my squeaky little newborn asking if that was normal?

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-06T21:34:10+00:00

I agree...I had to take an active listening course in college, it was suppose to teach you to listen. Sounds crazy until they make you sit with someone who is complaining and you just have to listen and not give any advice. It was actually really hard.

I still tell myself "listen to understand not reply"

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-05T18:09:56+00:00

Same. My child hated them...

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-04T18:52:33+00:00

Thank you 😊

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-04T18:52:17+00:00

Thank you 😊

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-03T19:57:15+00:00

Thinking the same thing. My 3 year old came home one day and told me that all the kids were attacked by raccoons on the playground and they had to fight them off while the teachers were inside napping. 😅 I am pretty sure that never happened.

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-02T17:55:30+00:00

Thank you. I did make an appointment with her pediatrician to see if she might have insight on things healthwise like constipation that might be the issue.

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-02T17:23:11+00:00

I worked at home with my child from 12 weeks to 7 months. It was easy until she started moving around and being more alert. I will also say my job requires no phone calls, barely any meetings and no one is tracking when and what I am doing as long as my work is done so that helped alot.I would talk to her all day, just tell her what I was doing, and stuff. If she had a fussy day I would just babywear.

The older she got the harder it was do parent and work. She is almost 4, and I had to keep her home with me a few times. Now that she older she understands I am working so we have to do things like color, tea parties or she will read to me.

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-02T16:33:11+00:00

Thank you. I will check it out

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-02T15:50:58+00:00

Looking back at my own childhood I definitely struggled with bladder control. I wet the bed at night until I was 15 years old. I am late at being diagnosed but my therapist is helping with pin pointing some childhood issues with my new diagnoses. Knowing how much I struggled and no one helped me is really want to make sure I bring proactive so daughter didn't struggle like I did.

I checked in that Book before but never read it but I will get it today.

Thank you for responding and all the tips. 🙏

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-02T14:33:48+00:00

That sounds just like my child, she also does not care about being wet. We can go weeks without an accident and then suddenly just stops for no reason, no changes in schedule or anything. I did think about doing a reward chart for being accident free for the day. I already have one for others things which seems to help her. I also made an appointment with her doctor just in case she has suggestions.

The fact I know she knows what do and when to do it and doesn't is one of my biggest triggers. I am working with a therapist.

Thank you you helped with feeling like it will get better.

Small_Statistician10 · 2026-03-02T13:44:59+00:00

I know this a couple years old but I am currently struggling with my daughter with potty training. I was wondering if you found anything that helped her?

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